Background Nutritional rickets is a disease which affects children, especially in low‐and
middle‐income countries. It causes problems such as skeletal deformities and impaired …

Background Nutritional rickets is a disease of growing children leading to bone deformities,
bone pain, convulsions or delayed motor development. Today, high‐incidence of nutritional …

Background: Vitamin D and calcium deficiencies are common worldwide, causing nutritional
rickets and osteomalacia, which have a major impact on health, growth, and development of …

Background Results of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of vitamin D supplementation to
improve bone density in children are inconsistent. Objectives To determine the effectiveness …

Objective To determine whether children with calcium-deficiency rickets have a better
response to treatment with vitamin D and calcium than with calcium alone. Design …

Worldwide, nutritional rickets continues to be an evolving problem with several causes. This
paper provides an updated literature review characterising the prevalence, aetiology …

Background Vitamin D deficiency is common worldwide, contributing to nutritional rickets
and osteomalacia which have a major impact on health, growth, and development of infants …

Justification The emerging literature on prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in India,
prevention and treatment strategies of rickets, and extra-skeletal benefits of vitamin D …

Background Vitamin D is a micronutrient important for bone growth and immune function.
Deficiency can lead to rickets and has been linked to various infections, including respiratory …

We looked at existing recommendations and supporting evidence on the effectiveness of
vitamin D supplementation in infancy for reducing vitamin D deficiency and for preventing …